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Atharva Veda 8.2.10: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 10

Sukta 2

यत् ते॑ नि॒यानं॑ रज॒सं मृत्यो॑ अनवध॒र्ष्यऽम्। प॒थ इ॒मं तस्मा॒द् रक्ष॑न्तो॒ ब्रह्मा॑स्मै॒ वर्म॑ कृण्मसि

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 8.2.10

yát te niyā́naṃ rájasaḥ mṛ́tyo anavadhaṛ́ṣyam | pátha imáṃ tasmā́d rákṣantaḥ bráhmāsmái várma kṛṇmasi ||

That leading-down of thine, O Death, from out the region—irresistible— from that path, guarding this man, we make for him Prayer as armor.

ഹേ മരണമേ! രജസ്‌ (മധ്യലോകം) നിന്നു പുറപ്പെടുന്ന നിന്റെ താഴേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന ആ നീക്കം—അപ്രതിരോധ്യം, അജേയ്യം—ആ പാതയിൽ നിന്ന് ഈ മനുഷ്യനെ കാത്തുകൊണ്ട്, അവനുവേണ്ടി ബ്രഹ്മ (പ്രാർത്ഥന/മന്ത്രം) തന്നെയെ കവചമായി ഞങ്ങൾ നിർമ്മിക്കുന്നു.

यत्that which / whatever
यत्:
सम्बन्ध (यद्-तद्) / कर्म-सम्बन्धः
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यत् (सम्बन्ध-अव्यय)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नियानम्guidance; leading; directing (power)
नियानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनियान (प्रातिपदिक; ‘नेतृ/मार्गदर्शक/नयन’ अर्थे)
रजसःof the region/space (rajas); of the atmosphere
रजसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मृत्योO Death
मृत्यो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
अनवधर्ष्यम्unassailable; not to be overcome
अनवधर्ष्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवधर्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक; न-उपसर्ग + √धृष् ‘धर्षणे/अभिभवे’ से ‘धर्ष्य’)
पथःof the path
पथः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootपथ्/पन्था (प्रातिपदिक)
इमम्this
इमम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तस्मात्from that; therefore
तस्मात्:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षन्तःprotecting; guarding
रक्षन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb-participle
Root√रक्ष् (पालने) → रक्षन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ)
ब्रह्माthe Brahman-priest / sacred power (as agent)
ब्रह्मा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिके ‘ब्रह्मा’ रूपम्)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्मarmor; protective covering
वर्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्मसिwe make; we fashion
कृण्मसि:
क्रिया (कर्तृ-वाच्ये)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)

Rishi: Atharvanic (per Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Brahman (mantra-power) as protective armor; addressed to Mṛtyu as adversarial power.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; confirm in edition).

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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